"It's dubbed by the cruise line to be the most luxurious ship ever built and those are some pretty big shoes to fill but I have to say they pulled it off," said Leppert. "It's a pretty incredible ship. It's opulent. The Regent Suite alone blows my mind."

"The thing that's great about Viking at least in the upscale market is that they will have six brand new ships by 2019, all identical so you know exactly what you're getting," added Leppert.

"They're going to expand well beyond the Mediterranean and the Baltic, which has been their mainstay up until this point. They've already done the Caribbean. By the end of this year they're going to be doing their very first world cruise on the Viking Sun."

"Eventually they're going to be a major contender to consider internationally," said Leppert.

"If you bid and no one else is in the running for it, you might actually get a pretty decent upgrade for lesser money than you would have expected. I think it's a win-win," said Leppert. "The cruise line gets something for it, the passengers certainly get something for it and even your travel agent will get commission on it. It's awesome."

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